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POLI 3510

Globalization · 1 instructor on record · 10 sections

What the course score is made of

87BC evaluations10 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

63rdMore challenging than 63% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

93BC — “Intellectually Challenging”10 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

39thMore work than 39% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

51BC — “Workload”10 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

This course examines the political, economic, social, and cultural implications of the increasingly integrated world system. The course focuses on conflicting assessments of international institutions (IMF, World Bank, WTO) and political governance; the impact of economic integration; and the effects of globalization on state sovereignty, democracy, and social cohesion. Specific case studies will include: globalization and the environment; globalization, gender, and work; globalization and immigration/migration; globalization and the illicit economy, and anti-globalization social movements and activism.

The only instructor on record

10 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
Paul ChristensenProfessor of the Practice · Political Science	9110 records	39th	63rd	9015 ratings · all classes

There is no ranking to read here: Paul Christensen is the only instructor with evaluation records for POLI 3510, so the number is a record, not a position. The RateMyProfessors figure is their overall score across everything they teach, not their score in this class.

Also taught by Paul Christensen

4 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
POLI 2422Comparative Social Movements	13 records	85
POLI 2402Comparative Revolutions	12 records	92
POLI 2431Radical Political Economy: From Marx to Anti-Globalization	12 records	88
POLI 2432Postcommunist Transitions	12 records	92

Other POLI classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
POLI 1021How to Rule the World: Introduction to Political Theory	645 records	82
POLI 1041Fundamental Concepts of Politics	1037 records	76
POLI 2360Seminar: Rights in Conflict	923 records	84
POLI 1042Introduction to Modern Politics	519 records	83
POLI 2665The Question of Justice	919 records	80
POLI 2440A Continent on the Move: Immigration in Contemporary Europe	110 records	86

The line

All 13 items · means across 10 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9561st pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9450th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9351st pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9556th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9464th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9357th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9463rd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8937th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9040th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9250th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

5139th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9363rd pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

8831st pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

10 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Paul Christensen	Spring 2026	01	92	87	40
Paul Christensen	Fall 2025	01	88	87	60
Paul Christensen	Spring 2025	01	91	87	40
Paul Christensen	Fall 2024	01	90	87	—
Paul Christensen	Fall 2023	01	91	88	—
Paul Christensen	Fall 2023	02	92	88	—
Paul Christensen	Spring 2023	01	94	88	60
Paul Christensen	Fall 2022	01	89	85	60
Paul Christensen	Spring 2022	01	92	91	40
Paul Christensen	Fall 2021	01	91	86	60

How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.